A 128-Pixel digitally-programmable microfluidic platform for non-contact droplet actuation using Marangoni flows

TRANSDUCERS and EUROSENSORS '07 - 4th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 771-774

  Basu, Amar S ^a   Gianchandani, Yogesh B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet; Marangoni flow; Micro TAS; Microfluidics; Programmable fluidic processor

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COPYING; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOFLUIDICS; PIXELS; SENSORS; TRANSDUCERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW;

CONTACTLESS; DIGITAL CIRCUITRY; DROPLET; GRAPHICAL INTERFACES; HIGH THROUGHPUTS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MARANGONI FLOW; MARANGONI FLOWS; MICRO-DROPLETS; MICRO-TAS; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; MICROFLUIDICS; NON-CONTACT; OIL LAYER; PROGRAMMABLE FLUIDIC PROCESSOR; SEQUENTIAL ACTIVATION; SOLID SURFACES; SOLID-STATE SENSORS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONTROL;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 50049126922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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